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The Plotters (UK Signed & Numbered Copy)

The Plotters (UK Signed & Numbered Copy)

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The Plotters (UK Signed & Numbered Copy)

by Un-Su Kim

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  • Hardcover
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Very Fine/Very Fine
ISBN 10
0008315760
ISBN 13
9780008315764
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London: 4th Estate, 2019. First Edition, First Printing. Hardback. Very Fine/Very Fine. The Book is very fine, square, tight and unread. It has clean pages, free of inscriptions or marks and has black edges to the page block. The book has been signed and numbered (333 of 700) by the author directly on to the limitation title page. The Dust Jacket is very fine, unfaded, unclipped (£12.99) and is free of rips, tears or marks. The book comes with a promotional book mark for the title laid-in. First Edition, First Printing - Signed by the author. All our books are covered with a clear, removable, chemically inert, protective wrapper before being securely bubble wrapped and dispatched in strong corrugated cardboard boxes.

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On Nov 27 2018, CloggieDownunder said:
The Plotters is the first novel by prize-winning Korean author, Un-su Kim, in English. Reseng has been an assassin for fifteen years. His facilitator is Old Raccoon, who operates out of the library he calls The Doghouse. His instructions come from the Plotters who take orders from the Contractor. An assignment will often see Reseng presenting a body to his friend, Bear who runs a pet crematorium but will, for a fee, cremate a human body with due reverence and ceremony.

Reseng is careful to maintain emotional distance from his victims, because it is important to follow the plotter's instructions to the letter, if the assassin does not want to end up on the list himself. This has happened to two of his associates. But when Jeongan, his tracker and good friend, falls victim, it becomes personal for Reseng. And, as unlikely as it seems, the plotter is apparently a pretty young convenience store cashier.

This is a story with that particular Asian quality to it: the way the characters speak, their logic, their reactions, all are distinctly "not Western". The plot, too, is patently Asian, with a twist or two, and an exciting, although very dark, climax. There's plenty of black humour in this rather unusual tale, along with some delightful ironies. Characters engage in matter-of-fact discussion of assassination, of death, of body disposal, of corruption, of honour, and many more aspects of life. A distinctive work of Korean crime fiction that is flawlessly translated into English by Sora Kim-Russell.

This unbiased review is from a copy provided by Text Publishing.

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Bookseller
Just Fiction Books GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
17985
Title
The Plotters (UK Signed & Numbered Copy)
Author
Un-Su Kim
Format/Binding
Hardback
Book Condition
Used - Very Fine
Jacket Condition
Very Fine
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition, First Printing
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0008315760
ISBN 13
9780008315764
Publisher
4th Estate
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
2019
Bookseller catalogs
Crime & Thrillers;

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